The first half of 2021 is already behind us, and it seems clear that this year will be another challenging one for investors. Had someone told you in January that the JSE would be 13.20% higher...
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The increased need for Business Rescue after the unrest is concerning
July 2021 will be remembered as a time of unprecedented unrest. Thousands of businesses were stripped bare, looted and ransacked – some of which to the point of no return. Pepkor Holdings alone said...
Has private equity weathered the COVID-19 storm and can it help save the economy?
Private equity is a patient capital. Even in the 2008 financial crisis, it was able to weather severe economic storms. According to joint heads of Private Equity at law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr...
SAIA successfully holds virtual AGM, re-electing majority of board
The South African Insurance Association at its Annual Meeting held virtually on 22 July 2021 has re-elected the board and welcomed newly elected Board Member, Mr Phillip Donnelly who joins the SAIA...
Will POPIA kill the life blood of the Financial Services industry?
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) will protect South Africans’ constitutional right to privacy. This includes a requirement for lawful justification to exist before a data subject’s...
Ideal for Living Annuities
In this article we discuss how the construction of the Glacier Invest Real Income Solutions for Living Annuities make them ideal for post-retirement clients who draw an income from their...
Making investment sense of the unrest in SA
Participants: Nazmeera Moola, Head of SA Investments, Ninety One Clyde Rossouw, Co-Head of Quality, Ninety One Peter Kent, Co-Head of SA & Africa Fixed Income, Ninety One Nazmeera Moola: Hello...
More dovish MPC kept repo rate at 3.5%, effect of riots on economic growth limited
Highlights: All members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 3.5%. The MPC still considers the risks to the consumer price inflation (CPI) outlook to be...
MPC rates decision: Where to from here?
23 July 2021: The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday made the unanimous decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 3.5%. The SA Reserve Bank (SARB) would likely...
CPI subsided in June, but effects of riots unknown
Highlights: June’s year-on-year (y/y) headline consumer price inflation (CPI) rate decreased to 4.9% from 5.2% in May. Month-on-month (m/m) headline CPI rose by a still subdued 0.2% in June compared...
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